Realism: the depiction of life as most people live and know it; portrays ordinary life precisely.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

In the 1830s Northern abolitionists began to agitate for an end to slavery.

Advertisements

 North- Education, Banking, Science and Reform movements  South- Slow paced, Rural, with Agricultural movements  Controversy of slavery influenced.

American Literary Realism

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

American Literature Realism and Naturalism ( )

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism (ish)

American Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism (ish)

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

The Civil War and Postwar Period

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

American Realism:

The Civil War and Postwar Period 1850–1900

The Rise of Realism The Civil War and Postwar Period

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism (ish)

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

American Literature Realism, Regionalism and Naturalism Realism, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seen by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape.

Romanticism  Genres and Style of Romanticism  Character sketches  Slave narratives  Poetry  Short stories.

Realism in Literature A response to Romanticism. What is Realism? American Realism is a style in art, music, and literature that depicts the lives and.

American Realism ( ).

Verisimilitude (ver-uh-si-mil-i-tood, -tyood), noun: the appearance of truth or reality.

Realis m Historical Background Civil War dashed Romantic hopes and sentimentality Nation was changing –Memories of the war were fading –Frontier.

19th Century Literature: The Rise of Realism

Realism Movement of American Literature Shannon Luster; 11 th grade English.

American Literature Realism and Naturalism

REALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE LECTURE OBJECTIVES To gain an overview of the historical context and literary concerns of Realism To understand.

(ISH) American Regionalism. What is Regionalism? Often called “local color.” Focuses on characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features.

Realism ( ) The Realistic Period, which includes the Civil War, significant industrial inventions, and extensive westward expansion, is one of.

Realism ( ) English III Ms. Eyberg, Ms. Foreman, and Ms. Guzman.

“Realism is nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material” --William Dean Howells.

This & That Bailey Or Douglass Historical Tidbits Odds.

American Regionalism and Realism (ish). What is Realism? A faithful representation of reality in literature, also known as “verisimilitude.”

{ American Literature at the Turn of the Century ( ) Realists, Regionalists, & Naturalists English 42 – Dr. Karen Rose.

Realism Circa Realism: Literature which attempts to create in fiction a truthful imitation of ordinary life.

Historical Context  Early 1850s Women’s Rights Movement led by Anthony & Stanton  1859 Origin of Species published  American Civil War  1865.

Realism- literary time period Realism Naturalism ( )(1890s-1940s)

A literary trend where writers depicted life and people as they were. They wrote about everyday activities and experiences.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. By Mark Twain.

American Realism Steamboat Robert E. Lee, by August Norieri 1884.

American Realism. What is Realism? Influenced by the Civil War and westward expansion. A reaction to the improbable plots and language found in Romanticism.

Jeopardy VocabularyCausesRealismRegionalismNaturalism Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy.

Realism in American Literature

Realism in American Literature

American Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

American Literature Realism and Regionalism

AMERICAN REALISM

American Literature Realism and Naturalism ( )

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

Realism 1855 – 1914.

American Literature Realism and Naturalism ( )

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

The Civil War and Post War Period

Second Half of 19th CENTURY

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

American Literature Realism and Naturalism ( )

American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism

Monday, December 1st American Literature

American Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism

Thursday, November 20th American Literature

Post Civil War Era Literature

American Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism

Monday, November 30th and Tuesday, December 1st American Lit

American Literature Realism and Naturalism ( )

Realism ( ) English III.

American Literature Realism and Naturalism ( )

Presentation transcript:

Realism: the depiction of life as most people live and know it; portrays ordinary life precisely

From the Civil War (1860's) to the turn of the century ( )

Realism was a reaction to the Romantic Period. Slavery/ Civil War Industrialization/ Working Conditions Struggles of everyday life

The attempt in literature and art to represent life as it really is, without sentimentalizing or idealizing it. Realistic writing often depicts the everyday life and speech of ordinary people Opposite of Romanticism Local color and regionalism are part of realism Less emphasis on the imagination and more on observed fact Influence of science

Human potentialities  human actualities Ideas  facts Personal vision  observed social behavior

LOCAL COLOR MOVEMENT: or Regionalism Close attention to dialect, customs, and character types of a particular region Realism in its objective observation of social facts Vernacular style: based on the patterns and rhythms of language as Americans actually spoke it Examples of local color writers: Bret Harte, Kate Chopin, Mark Twain Examples of writers using vernacular: Mark Twain (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)

Frederick Douglass- ( whose slave narrative we will read) Mark Twain Kate Chopin Jack London